# We Like Snaps Now

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/532/
> Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 532
- Date: 2023-10-15
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Duration: 01:15:55
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/8369f415-ffa8-4e00-9d17-3a077684201a.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [🎉 Alby](https://getalby.com/ "🎉 Alby") — Boost into the show, first grab Alby, top it off, and then head over to the Podcast Index.
  * [⚡️ LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/575694 "⚡️ LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org") — You can boost from the web. Once Alby is topped off, visit our page on the Podcast Index.
  * [Mozilla Might Finally Enable Firefox’s Wayland Backend Soon](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Wayland-Possibly-Soon "Mozilla Might Finally Enable Firefox’s Wayland Backend Soon") — So as we near the end of 2023 or going into early 2024, it's looking like we're nearing the point of finally having native Wayland support with the upstream Firefox builds.
  * [LinuxFest Northwest Meetups](https://www.meetup.com/linuxfestnorthwest/ "LinuxFest Northwest Meetups")
  * [Ubuntu 23.10 Released](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-23-10-mantic-minotaur-deep-dive "Ubuntu 23.10 Released") — This is the release where the team aims to land as many major changes as possible to ensure that the community has the chance to take them for a spin and provide feedback for further refinement ahead of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
  * [Brave New Trusted Boot World](https://0pointer.net/blog/brave-new-trusted-boot-world.html "Brave New Trusted Boot World") — This document looks at the boot process of general purpose Linux distributions. It covers the status quo and how we envision Linux boot to work in the future with a focus on robustness and simplicity.
  * [Fitting Everything Together](https://0pointer.net/blog/fitting-everything-together.html "Fitting Everything Together") — Let's popularize image-based OSes with modernized security properties built around immutability, SecureBoot, TPM2, adaptability, auto-updating, factory reset, and uniformity.
  * [Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur): Best New Features](https://www.debugpoint.com/ubuntu-23-10-features/#Linux_Kernel_65 "Ubuntu 23.10 \(Mantic Minotaur\): Best New Features") — Key highlights of Linux Kernel 6.5 include WiFi 7 support, and MIDI 2.0 compatibility.
  * [Ubuntu 23.10 is Available to Download, This is What’s New](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-new-features-download-link "Ubuntu 23.10 is Available to Download, This is What’s New")
  * [Intel Arc Graphics See Faster Performance On Ubuntu 23.10](https://www.phoronix.com/review/arc-graphics-ubuntu-2310 "Intel Arc Graphics See Faster Performance On Ubuntu 23.10") — Overall though Ubuntu 23.10 is a nice upgrade for those making use of Intel Arc Graphics and sticking to the kernel/Mesa default versions as shipped by Ubuntu. If you are more advantageous, upgrading to Linux 6.6 and Mesa 23.3-devel can mean some very nice performance wins across various OpenGL and Vulkan workloads.
  * [Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 ISOs Recalled Due To Malicious User Translations](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-23.10-Recalled "Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 ISOs Recalled Due To Malicious User Translations") — We have identified hate speech from a malicious contributor in some of our translations submitted as part of a third party tool outside of the Ubuntu Archive. The Ubuntu 23.10 image has been taken down and a new version will be available once the correct translations have been restored.
  * [Why You Can’t Currently Download Ubuntu 23.10](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-installer-translations-hijack "Why You Can’t Currently Download Ubuntu 23.10")
  * [Bug: chrome-gnome-shell extension fails to detect native host connector](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1741074 "Bug: chrome-gnome-shell extension fails to detect native host connector")
  * [Tiling Assistant GNOME Extension](https://github.com/Leleat/Tiling-Assistant "Tiling Assistant GNOME Extension") — An extension which adds a Windows-like snap assist to GNOME. It also expands GNOME's 2 column tiling layout.
  * [Wyse Terminal Picture](https://drive.proton.me/urls/JEWWTZ3XZ0#LiGga9eu8FPg "Wyse Terminal Picture")
  * [WiFi232](https://biosrhythm.com/?page_id=1453 "WiFi232") — An Internet Hayes Modem for your Retro Computer
  * [Pick: tags](https://github.com/phastmike/tags "Pick: tags") — A simple text tagger.
  * [Tags on Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.phastmike.tags "Tags on Flathub") — Create tags with color schemes and give color to your logs or text files